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Volume 336:1615 May 29, 1997 Number 22
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Primary Care: America's health in a new era

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Edited by Molla S. Donaldson, Karl D. Yordy, Kathleen N. Lohr, and Neal A. Vanselow. 395 pp. Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1996. $42.95. ISBN 0-309-05399-4.

The recent increase in the proportion of medical school graduates choosing primary care is an encouraging response to market signals and educational reforms. But having more graduates in family medicine, general pediatrics, and general internal medicine will not by itself ensure access to high-quality primary care services. This report by the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Future of Primary Care assesses American primary care and offers 31 recommendations for its improvement.

Written by a distinguished, multidisciplinary panel of 16 experts and the Institute of Medicine's excellent staff, the report is based on an extensive review of the literature and . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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